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Coin of Epiphanea with bust of Gordian III

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 238–244
Mint: Cilicia, Epiphanea

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 23.40 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1509
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hermes standing holds purse in right hand, caduceus in left.
Inscription in Greek.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., October 17, 1963